Published: Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:48 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:52 p.m.

AUBURN ­— The Auburn women’s basketball game picked up its seventh straight win with a 85-49 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday.

The Tigers improved to 10-2, while the Dolphins fell to 4-7. The winning streak is the longest for the Tigers since winning the first 20 games of the 2008-09 season.

“I thought our young ladies did a really good job,” Auburn coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “We really focused on getting the ball inside, and after Peyton (Davis) got hurt, I thought Tra’cee (Tanner) stepped in and did a really good job. I thought the team did a really good job of getting the ball inside. That’s why we came up with 28 assists in the game.”

Despite not scoring, Najat Ouardad handed out nine assists.

Tanner led the Tigers in scoring and notched her first double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. She shot 83 percent from the floor with a career-high 10 field goals made. She and her sister, Tyrese, combined 37 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Tanner tied her season high in field goals made, shooting 7 for 15 from the floor, to score 16.

In addition to the Tanner duo, Blanche Alverson and Hasina Muhammad posted double figures for the second consecutive game, as Alverson finished with 16 and Muhammad with 10. Muhammad remains the only player in the SEC to have scored in double figures in each game this season.

Julie King and Pascale West each scored six points off the bench for Auburn. The six points marked a career high for King and tied the career high for West.

The Tigers used a 12-1 run to jump out to an early 14-4 lead. After a 3-pointer from Maggie Wilson cut Auburn’s lead back to seven, the Tigers held the Dolphins without a field goal for more than four minutes of play.

Auburn increased its lead to as many as 24 points with 5:04 remaining in the half and took a comfortable 43-22 advantage into the locker room.

Tyrese Tanner exploded for the Tigers in the first half with 13 points, while Ouardad tied her career high in assists with eight before the break.

Auburn utilized its press to create 13 first half turnovers, resulting in 17 points off turnovers.

Jacksonville was hot from beyond the arc as 18 of the Dolphins’ 22 first-half points came from 6 of 13 shooting from 3-point range.

The Tigers never allowed the lead to slip below 19 in the second half. Tra’cee Tanner picked up 14 of her points in the remaining 20 minutes, while Muhammad picked up eight of her 10 and Alverson earned nine of her 16.

Auburn limited Jacksonville’s top scorers to a combined 11 points.

Leading scorer Jade Cargill finished with just four, while Tracie Sneed added seven.

<p>AUBURN ­— The Auburn women's basketball game picked up its seventh straight win with a 85-49 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday. </p><p>The Tigers improved to 10-2, while the Dolphins fell to 4-7. The winning streak is the longest for the Tigers since winning the first 20 games of the 2008-09 season.</p><p>“I thought our young ladies did a really good job,” Auburn coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “We really focused on getting the ball inside, and after Peyton (Davis) got hurt, I thought Tra'cee (Tanner) stepped in and did a really good job. I thought the team did a really good job of getting the ball inside. That's why we came up with 28 assists in the game.”</p><p>Despite not scoring, Najat Ouardad handed out nine assists.</p><p>Tanner led the Tigers in scoring and notched her first double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. She shot 83 percent from the floor with a career-high 10 field goals made. She and her sister, Tyrese, combined 37 points and 15 rebounds. Tyrese Tanner tied her season high in field goals made, shooting 7 for 15 from the floor, to score 16.</p><p>In addition to the Tanner duo, Blanche Alverson and Hasina Muhammad posted double figures for the second consecutive game, as Alverson finished with 16 and Muhammad with 10. Muhammad remains the only player in the SEC to have scored in double figures in each game this season.</p><p>Julie King and Pascale West each scored six points off the bench for Auburn. The six points marked a career high for King and tied the career high for West.</p><p>The Tigers used a 12-1 run to jump out to an early 14-4 lead. After a 3-pointer from Maggie Wilson cut Auburn's lead back to seven, the Tigers held the Dolphins without a field goal for more than four minutes of play.</p><p>Auburn increased its lead to as many as 24 points with 5:04 remaining in the half and took a comfortable 43-22 advantage into the locker room.</p><p>Tyrese Tanner exploded for the Tigers in the first half with 13 points, while Ouardad tied her career high in assists with eight before the break. </p><p>Auburn utilized its press to create 13 first half turnovers, resulting in 17 points off turnovers.</p><p>Jacksonville was hot from beyond the arc as 18 of the Dolphins' 22 first-half points came from 6 of 13 shooting from 3-point range.</p><p>The Tigers never allowed the lead to slip below 19 in the second half. Tra'cee Tanner picked up 14 of her points in the remaining 20 minutes, while Muhammad picked up eight of her 10 and Alverson earned nine of her 16.</p><p>Auburn limited Jacksonville's top scorers to a combined 11 points. </p><p>Leading scorer Jade Cargill finished with just four, while Tracie Sneed added seven. </p><p>Briona Brown led the Dolphins with 13 while Queen Alford tallied 10.</p><p>Auburn takes on Samford on Saturday.</p>